Each one had a special gift. Queen Brenda had the gift of strength. She was physically, mentally and spiritually stronger than anyone in the land. She often faced difficulties in which her strength aided her to come to victory. Princess Nikki had the gift of love. She loved all and saw beauty within everyone and everything. She felt that there was no one in the world that could live without love. It was her belief that love could conquer all. Prince Josh possessed the gift of hope. He was hopeful that there would always be a happy ending to every story. In times of darkness, Prince Josh never lost hope. His hope had often lifted the family from various situations. His hope was undefeatable. Prince Ronnie was the courageous one. He feared nothing. He felt that with bravery, comes victory. He was a mentor to young lads in the kingdom. With his guidance, an army of brave soldiers was formed to keep the land safe from harm.
One day, the sky lost its beautiful golden color and turned a dreary gray. The air was thick and steamy. The town folk all came out of their cottages with confused faces. The Queen and her family were aware of the changes as well. They were equally baffled by the situation. The Queen, with a sharp pain of dread in her stomach, knew what was happening. "It is the mighty and greatly feared Black Dragon. I have heard legends of his existence and the effects that his presence can have. I am afraid, he could be.....unbeatable. His visit is likely to destroy all that we hold dear. I will try and face him alone." Just as the Queen feared, while standing on her balcony, a gigantic, ferocious dragon appeared. His wingspan was incredibly frightening. His teeth were as sharp as razor blades and he breathed a spray of the hottest fire that could burn. He flew right up to the Queen. With all of her strength she stood tall. With one flap of his wing, he knocked her to the ground. Princess Nikki then jumped to her feet. "Mother!" she called out, but as she was running to her mother's aid, the dragon breathed fire to the beams supporting the balcony, and she and her mother fell to the ground. It was at this time that Prince Josh ran out of the front of the castle and drew his sword. The Black Dragon was no longer flying. He was walking with a thunderous stomp as his gigantic body stretched above the rooftops. Prince Josh stabbed the Dragon in the tail, but was unable to withstand the brute strength of the tail slapping his body. He flew into the fallen debris of the balcony. At that moment, Prince Ronnie charged from the side with his army of soldiers. They began fighting the dragon with all of their might. But, one by one, they succumbed to the dragon. Prince Ronnie was the last to fall. Exhausted, he landed next to his family. The family lay huddled together in fear as the dragon crept closer and closer, threatening coyly with his dreadful appearance and terrifying breath of fire.
The family, hands joined, began to pray. They prayed for more strength. They prayed for more love. They prayed for more hope. They prayed for more courage. At that moment, a band of townsfolk appeared in the horizon. They began firing their bows at the dragon's back, at first not phased, the dragon kept moving forward. The family didn't stop praying. The town folk continued to fire. The dragon began to stagger. The family, broken from fear of failure, found faith and rose to their feet and began firing from the front. The dragon, no longer able to withstand the fight, gave in and fell to the ground. Everyone joined together and cheered as the smoke cleared and the sun found it's cozy home above the kingdom bringing back the golden hue of happiness.
It seems, the Queen could not defeat the dragon alone. Neither could the Princess or the Princes. But together, with the help of friends, neighbors and loved ones, the unbeatable was beat. All it took was strength, love, hope, courage, and most of all, faith.
And everyone lived long and full lives, happily ever after.
THE END
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